J THoRAc
CARDIOVASC SURG
88:314-315, 1984
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Sixty-fourth Annual meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery was held in New York City, May 7-9, 1984. The President, Dr. Dwight C. McGoon, presented the Presidential Address entitled "A Laboratory for Progress," which was very well received. The Honored Guest Speaker was Dr. Adib D. Jatene of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Jatene presented an address entitled "Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy: Resection or Reconstruction?" There were 1,059 physicians registered for the Scientific Session. There were 269 wives present. The following changes in membership status were approved: The following were elected directly to Active Membership: Cary W. Akins, Dover, Mass. John E. Albers, Cincinnati, Ohio Manjit S. Bains, New York, N. Y. Eugene B. Berry, Baton Rouge, La. Eugene H. Blackstone, Birmingham, Ala. John W. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind. James L. Cox, St. Louis, Mo. William L. Craver, Rochester, N. Y. Jeffrey M. Dunn, Merion Station, Pa. John B. Flege, Cincinnati, Ohio Elliot T. Gelfand, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada William H. Heydorn, Tiburon, Calif. Shukri F. Khuri, West Roxbury, Mass. Albert H. Krause, Portland, Ore.
George M. Kroncke, Madison, Wis. Ralph J. Lewis, New Brunswick, N. J. Anthony L. Moulton, Baltimore, Md. Richard J. Moreno-Cabral, Honolulu, Hawaii David A. Ott, Houston, Texas Peter C. Pairolero, Rochester, Minn. Francisco J. Puga, Rochester, Minn. Richard D. Schultz, Omaha, Neb. Stephen J. Shochat, Stanford, Calif. Thomas J. Vander Salm, Worcester, Mass. Juro W. Wada, Tokyo, Japan William E. Walker, Houston, Texas Willis H. Williams, Atlanta, Ga.
The following Active Members were elevated to Senior Membership: Murray N. Anderson, Buffalo, N. Y. Emil Blair, Denver, Colo. James A. Bougas, Boston, Mass. Randolph R. Bradham, Charleston, S. C. Lee B. Brown, Phoenix, Ariz. John C. Callaghan, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Gilbert S. Campbell, Little Rock, Ark. Morley Cohen, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Marcus L. Dillon, Jr., Lexington, Ky. Rene G. Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Richard E. Gardner, San Francisco, Calif. Hermes C. Grillo, Boston, Mass. Louis R. Head, Chicago, Ill. Edward J. Jahnke, Jr., Santa Barbara, Calif. John M. Keshishian, Washington, D. C. Eugene G. Laforet, Newton Lower Falls, Mass. 314
Eugene J. Linberg, Naples, Fla. George J. Magovern, Pittsburgh, Pa. Charles Meckstroth, Columbus, Ohio George C. Morris, Jr., Houston, Texas Clifton F. Mountain, Houston, Texas Donald G. Mulder, Los Angeles, Calif. John F. Perry, Jr., St. Paul, Minn. Robert G. Pontius, Pittsburgh, Pa. Raymond C. Read, Little Rock, Ark. George E. Reed, Valhalla, N. Y. Nicholas P. D. Smyth, Washington, D. C. Harold C. Spear, North Miami Beach, Fla. Zwi Steiger, Detroit, Mich. Paul A. Thomas, Jr., Chicago, Ill. Max J. Trummer, San Diego, Calif. Myron W. Wheat, Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla.
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The following was reelected to Associate Membership: Paul H. Sherman, M.D., Orlando. Fla. The following was accepted for Honorary Membership: Abid D. Jatene, M.D., Sao Paulo. Brazil The names of the following members who passed away during the year were recognized:
Senior James R. Cantrell, Seattle. Wash. Louis R. Davidson, New York. N. Y. Richmond Douglass, Olean. N. Y. Frederick R. Mautz, Chardon. Ohio Thomas Ryan, State Park. S. C. David T. Smith, Durham. N. C. H. Brodie Stephens, Orinda. Calif. Active Derward Lepley, Jr., Northbrook. Ill. Hugh E. Wilson III, Oklahoma City. Okla.
Associate Richard J. Chodoff, Havertown. Pa. Honorary Clarence Crafoord, Stockholm. Sweden
Quentin R. Stiles. M.D .. Secretary